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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Not to be outdone.

So, I hear this is the first real day of wintry like weather in southern Poland. Everyone here keeps asking me if I'm glad we got out of the cold, Siberian temps. of Poland, which, once again, in the American minds eye is somewhere near the very tip top of the Northern Hemisphere and is governed by a man in a red suit and white beard. Of course, I have to explain how it's not really like that and this year, for example, we left during one of the, so far, mildest and warmest winters on record. I am really happy for y'all, I really really am. It was almost 27C (80F) degrees here the other day. The sun is so bright and it shines all day and there is not a cloud in the sky. People are wearing shorts! Shorts! In late January!! So, I'm happy for my Polish friends and relations that they have also been fortunate to have a small slice of that good warm(ish) sunny weather (for a little while at least).

Friday in Krakow...

FriJan 24

21°F

6°F

Partly Cloudy

CHANCE OF SNOW:

10%

WIND:

E at 12 mph

Well, guess what? Austin forecast for the same day...

FriJan 24

43°F

32°F

AM Snow Showers

CHANCE OF SNOW:

30%

WIND:

N at 8 mph

As my brother so eloquently put it...

Because "snow" and "ice" really freak people out here. I wouldn't be surprised if they shut down all the schools and told people to start filling up water jugs and hoarding toilet paper.You got this, Texas! Poland, you're almost halfway done with winter! Already! I am rejoicing with you, in spirit, and in a t-shirt. ;)